Mario Salazar, formerly with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will join the American Petroleum Institute (API) as an external mobilization manager for the organization’s mobilization team. Read More »

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently wrote a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to raise concerns about an upcoming surge in required inspections, tests, analyses and acceptance-criteria (ITAAC) reviews for new nuclear reactors. Read More »

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) members recently hand-delivered a request to lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate, calling for a reconciliation of the two energy bills put forth by the chambers. Read More »

The U.S. Energy Department recently released up to $137 million in funding through the SuperTruck II initiative and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity project. Read More »

To urge repeal of a new firearms regulation forcing gunsmiths to pay thousands in fees, three legislators recently appealed to Secretary of State John Kerry in a letter highlighting the law’s adverse impact on business. Read More »

Ahead of Obama’s trip to meet with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), herself a veteran who served during the Iraq War, sent the president a letter urging him to fight ISIS’ rise in Asia. Read More »

The Department of Defense recently honored 15 employers with the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Awards, which honors employers who demonstrate strong support for National Guard and Reserve employees and their families. Read More »

U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) recently awarded MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), a multi-year Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate (J-5) contract following a protracted protest period. Read More »

American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard recently spoke at the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, highlighting how the United States’ renewed energy production has made the country an industry leader, with an eye toward environmental health. Read More »

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) recently marked Emirati Women’s Day with the launch of three new female-empowerment pledges and four initiatives to drive their implementation. Read More »

The Shah Deniz consortium recently said that construction on the production and risers (PR) platform jacket for one of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 natural gas field offshore platforms is completed and that the jacket is on its way to the platform for offshore installation. Read More »

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently said $18,067,020 was yielded from high bids for 24 tracts in the auction of oil and gas Lease Sale 248, which covers 138,240 acres in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Read More »

Lockheed Martin recently said it has created two scholarships for wounded soldiers from the U.S. armed services, conducted through Able Flight and the Warrior Sailing Program. Read More »

Lockheed Martin and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), Poland’s state-owned defense company, recently signed a far-reaching manufacturing letter of intent recently at the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kiecle. Read More »

The Swedish Armed Forces recently awarded a contract to Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, which will provide helicopter aerial gunnery training for the military. Read More »

British Petroleum and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) recently signed a second production-sharing contract (PSC) for shale-gas exploration and development in a 386-square-mile area in China's Sichuan Basin, neighboring the exploration area covered in the first contract, signed in March. Read More »

During the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) recently in Vladivostok, Russia,  Rosneft, British Petroleum (BP) and Schlumberger signed agreements to combine their resources on seismic research and development. Read More »

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said a bilateral meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman was held while both were attending the recent United Nations Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial in the United Kingdom. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) recently launched a video and radio spot to detail its position in the West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency court battle, which the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear soon. Read More »

The American Gas Association (AGA) recently released a study, published by ICF International, detailing how governments at all levels and industry stakeholders are working to provide better natural gas service to multi-family dwellings and the potential benefits of that access. Read More »